Lennar sells majority stake in multifamily business, signaling strategic shift

Lennar sells majority stake in multifamily business, signaling strategic shift

Lennar announced on Tuesday that TPG Real Estate has acquired a majority stake in Quarterra, Lennar’s multifamily vertical. Lennar will maintain a minority interest, but the deal signals a strategic recalibration as... Read more »
The critical levers for homebuilders in 2026

The critical levers for homebuilders in 2026

Many owners, presidents, CEOs, and business leaders we’ve gotten to know over the years at America’s homebuilding firms begin and end each day by turning on the lights, making coffee, and setting... Read more »

Under pressure, public homebuilders rebrand or mute DEI stance

Companies across all industries, including homebuilding, have walked back their DEI rhetoric or reduced their public disclosures of diversity, equity, and inclusion programs over the last year. The retreat stands as a... Read more »
Cautious optimism for affordable housing in 2026

Cautious optimism for affordable housing in 2026

Yet many still expect growth, particularly in multifamily, senior and workforce housing. While only 29% of respondents plan to expand their activity in 2026, more than half believe access to affordable housing... Read more »
Spanberger unveils Virginia housing affordability plan

Spanberger unveils Virginia housing affordability plan

Affordability is also emerging as the central fault line of next year’s elections. Polls show the cost of living eclipses other issues as the top concern among voters, and both major political... Read more »
Lennar targets margin stability with operational efficiency and steady volume

Lennar targets margin stability with operational efficiency and steady volume

By the time Lennar executives reached the question-and-answer portion of their fourth-quarter 2025 earnings call this morning, the tone had shifted. From explanation to defense. What had looked, just a quarter earlier,... Read more »
Trump’s 25% Tariffs a Direct Hit to Homebuilders and Buyers — RISMedia

Trump’s 25% Tariffs a Direct Hit to Homebuilders and Buyers — RISMedia

President Trump’s 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, initially set to go into effect earlier this week on Tuesday, March 4, have been delayed up until April 2. Trump granted Mexico... Read more »
Toll Brothers leans on luxury to navigate homebuilding’s headwinds

Toll Brothers leans on luxury to navigate homebuilding’s headwinds

For Toll Brothers, whose enviable core customers are ones whose financial wherewithal effectively shields them from worries about high prices and high interest rates, the question is not “can they buy?” It’s... Read more »
The homebuilders’ 2025 supply and demand problem

The homebuilders’ 2025 supply and demand problem

New home sales grew over last month in the latest Census report, but homebuilders are now facing a supply issue — their inventory is building up. This is the reason why housing... Read more »
Decisions by legislators, homebuilders may have worsened North Carolina’s Helene damage

Decisions by legislators, homebuilders may have worsened North Carolina’s Helene damage

On Thursday, the devastation of Hurricane Helene reached a grim milestone as the death toll has reached 200, according to reporting by the The Associated Press. In the western regions of North... Read more »